Jarmanpreet Singh
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Personal information | |||
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Born |
Amritsar, Punjab, India | 18 July 1996||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Income Tax | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
Railway Sports Promotion Board | |||
Income Tax | |||
Hockey Punjab | |||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | India U21 | 12 | (0) |
2018– | India | 98 | (6) |
Medal record |
Jarmanpreet Singh (born 18 July 1996) is an Indian field hockey player from Punjab. He plays as a defender. He will make his debut as an Olympian at Paris as he is selected to represent the Indian field hockey team in the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]
Early life[edit]
Singh is from Amritsar, Punjab. Earlier, he played for Railway Sports Promotion Board in the domestic tournaments. But later joined Income Tax department.[2]
Career[edit]
Singh was part of the Indian junior team at the Junior World Cup 2016.[1]
He made his senior international debut at the 2018 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Breda where India won the silver medal.[3] Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.[4][5]
Singh was banned for two years as he failed a doping test after he took a pain killer prescribed by his doctor for back pain.[1][6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Jarmanpreet Singh's Olympic debut is Indian hockey's 'never give up' story". The Times of India. 12 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Hockey player Jarmanpreet puts behind dark memories of doping ban, gears up for Olympics debut". English.Mathrubhumi. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Veerappa, Manuja (31 May 2018). "Jarmanpreet endures dope ban, makes it to Indian hockey team". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ PTI (12 July 2024). "Paris 2024: Defender Jarmanpreet, who once served doping ban, geared up for Olympics debut". Sportstar. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Jarmanpreet Singh's Olympic debut is Indian hockey's 'never give up' story". The Times of India. 12 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
External links[edit]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Field hockey players from Amritsar
- Indian male field hockey players
- Male field hockey defenders
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Asian Games medalists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Doping cases in sport